Infiltrating a diabolical stronghold (full party)

[Merc]

OOC: Ithea would like the last two. I'd have to check on Halo, I think she already has deflection bonus. What type of bonus is owl's wisdom? I'll confirm in an hour or so for both those spells.

Edit: Ithea will pass on the first two. She has deflection +5 already, and Owl's Insight is enhancement bonus, same as Belt of Magnificence which is a +8 bonus for Ithea. Doesn't seem worth it.

(Owl's Wisdom is a flat +4, Owl's Insight from MoF is the one that's half your caster level, so I assume you meant that. Wouldn't it give you +11 btw?)

Sheltered Vitality and Death Ward are both still appreciated. By everyone, I think, actually.

[Yuthirin]

Owl's Insight is Personal. I only had 1 Sheltered Vitality. I have 2 Death wards remaining!

[Merc]

OOC: Hrm...Give the Death Wards to Iddy/me and the Sheltered Vitality to Sylvie? Neither Sylvie nor Iddy should need Owl's Wisdom or Halo of Sand either.

[Anastasia]

Sounds like a plan.

As the party prepares and casts spells, the chill suddenly intensifies. A horrid sound tears through the party, countless voices crying out in unspeakable torment. Rusty iron chains appear around you, trying to drag you down.

Will saves, all.

[Merc]

ooc:
[00:01] <Merc-zzz> roll d20+33 will save
[00:01] <Serith> Merc-zzz roll for Serith < 51 > [d20=18]
[00:01] <Merc-zzz> roll d20+40 Spellcraft to identify source of will save? (+42 if K:A or K:P or K:R apply better)
[00:01] <Serith> Merc-zzz roll for Serith < 43 > [d20=3]

[Yuthirin]

[23:37] <Yuthirin> roll 1d20+42 will
[23:37] <Serith> Yuthirin roll for Serith < 43 >12 [d20=1]

Please note that I am immune to Mind-affecting effects per Medi's potion.

Also, Merc: I had one Sheltered Vitality. I used it on myself.

[Anastasia]

Rolling Lief since Iddy isn't around,.

> roll 1d20+24 Lief
<PlushieIthea> Ko-Kappafear roll for PlushieIthea < 30 > [d20=6]
> roll 1d20+32 Sylvie
<PlushieIthea> Ko-Kappafear roll for PlushieIthea < 47 > [d20=15]

A wave of terror passes through the party. Something is wrong. Your nerves scream at you, only sheer willpower keeping down unthinkable horror. Through the fear, Ithea can pinpoint one thing: Something horrifying has arrived. Something akin to a Nessian or worse. Its presence is toxic, as toxic as the bits of Abigor that infected Jaela and Adrian. It naturally beats down and terrifies those that dare oppose it.

For Lief? He shakes. It's back. He remembers the faceless ones in the Gray Wastes, being alone and vulnerable as he struggled to survive. It all comes back in a torrent, a hundred forgotten nightmares coming to mind at once.  They're coming for him again and he can't stop shaking, can't stop can't stop can't stop. His breathing quickens as he starts to choke on air, as he feels the fingers of the 'loths on him again, whispering about how Baator will be so happy to have him back, to take him to the lemure pits that the others escaped from.

Ithea and Sylvie made the save. Muirfinn's immune thanks to the potion. Lief is panicked.

http://www.dandwiki.com/wiki/SRD:Panicked

[Merc]

"Lief, get a hold of yourself! We're all here with you, and you know we've beaten anything that's fought against Aurora! We're going to be fine!" Ithea exclaims, trying to unpanick Lief. "We can take whatever's arrived!"

She tries her best not to sound uncertain and to project the certainty of victory that both Afina and Jaela would have in this situation (Adrian would probably be in the same shoes as her at least).

[Merc]

OOC: I'm going to assume Lief and Sylvie got the Death Wards. I'll manage on my own somehow, or suffer for it as might come.

To prove to Lief that everything will be fine, she opens the door! (Though hopefully he recovers with her speech/actions, or Muirfinn or Sylvie have something to calm his nerves)

[Anastasia]

Ithea advances through the curved hall and goes to the door ahead. Quite predictably, it's locked.

[Merc]

"Sylvie, do you think you can unlock it, since Lief doesn't look up for it right now? And can either you or Muirfinn do something to help Lief calm down? Worst case, I'll disintegrate the door as well or try to force it open the old fashioned way."

[Anastasia]

"Lief?" Sylvie turns to the pixie, starting to reach out to him, but stopping. "You in there?"

To Ithea she says, "Yeah, no more time to waste. Let's go."

First note, Lief and Sylvie did get death wards.

> roll 1d20+36 (+22 inspiration 11/12 encounter)
<PlushieIthea> Kotono roll for PlushieIthea < 48 > [d20=12]

She eyes the door briefly, giving it a quick check before she slams the lock then fiddles with it, before she turns, "It's unlocked," she falls back, "Ready?"

[Merc]

"Ready," Ithea says, moving forward, while helping Lief along. If he puts up too much of a fight...well, hopefully he shakes it off or something, with what's behind the door she probably can't hold onto him and watch out for him.

[Iron Dragoon]

*shivers in fear, darting to land on Ithea's shoulder and trying to use her neck and hair to hide, glancing around with wide-eyes in a hyper paranoia*

"I.. I'm here.... the things... it's the same as H-hades.... keep them away... KEEP THEM AWAY!"

[Anastasia]

Biting off a curse at that reaction, Sylvie flies back and touches Lief on the shoulder. "Get it together," she says, magic flowing into the pixie. "You're here, not there."

http://www.d20srd.org/srd/spells/heroismGreater.htm

A variety of bonuses, including immunity to fear. That overrides the current fear, Lief.